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mittelschmerz
[ mit-l-shmairts ]
/ ˈmɪt lˌʃmɛərts /
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noun
dull abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, attributed to the presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity from the ruptured ovarian follicle.
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Origin of mittelschmerz
Words nearby mittelschmerz
mitsvah, mitt, Mittag-Leffler, Mitteleuropa, Mittelland Canal, mittelschmerz, mitten, Mitterrand, mittimus, Mitty, mitumba
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How to use mittelschmerz in a sentence
I allude to the phenomenon usually called Mittelschmerz, middle period, or intermenstrual pain.
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Medical definitions for mittelschmerz
mittelschmerz
[ mÄt′l-shmûrts′, -shmÄ•rts′ ]
n.
Abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, resulting from irritation of the peritoneum by bleeding from the ovulation site.intermenstrual pain
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